New pump, wattage and amps ???????????

[danfish]

i currently have a mag 18 which is 145 watts and 1.2 amps and i want to change to either a mag 24 which is 265 watts and 2.2 amps or a rainbow lifegard quiet one pump 9000 which is 145 watts and 3.3 amps. my question is should go with a higher wattage and lower amp or higher amp with a lower wattage? reason for this is that i dont want my circut breakers to start poping . thx in advance

 

[ming]

The circuit breaker will go by amps, but your electric bill goes by watts. You decide which is more important

If it was me though, I'd go with lower watts, and change the breaker to a higher amp rating if you dont think it can handle the load

 

[fluidimagery]

I agree with Ming, but be careful... you'll need to replace the wiring along with the breaker. There are reasons for breaker thresholds. IE: a 20amp breaker... will need 20amp wiring. Running 15amp wiring over 15amps is a fire hazard.

Have you looking into the sequence pumps? They run very efficiently

 

[bad coffee]

Watts=Volts*Amps.

So the same wattage is the same amperage.

What you want to do is find the most flow for the least wattage/amps.

B

 

[PalmTree]

If you find an outlet that is not used by too many other heavy duty appliances I think you should be fine. You know what.. Forget what I just said! I know that can be impossible sometimes!!:sleepy: :fishhit:

 

[Henrye]

If two pump manufacturers report a use of 145 watts, but differ in reporting 1.2 amps to 3.3 amps, they're not running on the same voltage. It can't happen, as B illustrated.

 

[bad coffee]

I know it's a bit old, but check this page out. http://reefs.org/library/pumps/

B